Since welcoming its first members in 2010, Burma Study Center maintained one of the largest public, English-language collection of books, reports, periodicals, and films about Burma in Thailand. It became a valuable community resource through its partnerships with a number of universities, media groups, and organizations. Members conducted and published research, participated in academic events and community forums, and led numerous campaigns advocating for genuine political reform and respect for the human rights of people of all ethnicities and religions in Burma.
The library continues to develop a collection of online reources in order to support the community, but we have discontinued our physical print collection, due to reduced usage and storage constraints. Print titles previously held have been donated to a variety of organisations involved in similar work to us, where they may be better used. These print titles will remain catalogued, as a useful reference for researchers, but will also appear listed as UNAVAILABLE since they are no longer in our collection. Online resources will be unaffected.
The library is always seeking ebooks, websites, and other online resources about Burma in English and Thai, as well as similar materials in Burmese, Shan, Karen, Kachin, and other ethnic languages, and welcomes suggestions of titles for inclusion in our catalog. We also welcome monetary donations to help with library maintenance and the purchase of new e-resources.